The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
The Local GIist.

| The Local GIist.
The pupils OF the Lincoln school, Of Miss
Newbecker's ROOM chartered the Sidney s
last Tuesday and picuiced at Eagle Grove,
The sidney is to be had at low rates for just
such excursions.
The Ottawa High School nine went to La
Sale Tuesday and got done up-34 to 4.
st. COLUMBIA church has one Of the finest
choirs in this part Of the country.
The Times is aspiring L. has branched
out into poetry 1t has noticed that the FREE
TRADER poetry catches on, SO it thinks it
will try the snap,
Miss May Graves, Of Seneca, gave dane.
ing party last evening at her fathers resi-.
dence. 1t was a most enjoyable affair.
| A new street crossing is being laid on Co.
lumbus street, in front Of the supreme cou.,
house.
The borders of the walks in Washington
Square are beng trimmed, and other fixing
up is being done.
The alarm Of fire Tuesday afternoon was
caused by slight conAagration in the barn
of German named Smeitzer. The flames
were extinguished without much damage.
The Sons of Veterans left last Monday for
Peoria to attend the state encampment OF
the s. Of v. Of Illinois.
The grand jury was in session Wednesday
The petit jurors were all on deck Wednes.
day afternoon, presenting their excuses and
begging to be let off. Judge Blanchard ex.
cused number Of them.
An attempt was made last week to burn a
barn belonging to s, X Dawley, at Mar.
settles.
The Rock Island pay car was through
here last Tuesday.
There was a sociable given by the ladies
of the German Lutherh church at Schaefer' s
hall, Monday evening.
A good assortment of frst,class row boats
can always be found at Porter's boat house.
at the dock of the Sidney S. A row on the
river is good way to pass an evening.
The public drinking fountain at the cor.
ner of In Sale and jefferson INDUCES in
new tin cups.
Some forty Of the German Catholic school
children picnicsd a, Hits grove wednes.
day afternoon.
Dorrs's circus will be here in July.
|, Streator doesn't want q chain gam.
The meeting at Springfield this week Of
the state organization Of Sons of Veterans
was success. The following was the attend
ance from this county: Irwin Harris, Fred
E. Mayo, Mont Fisher, and l.. l.. Harris, OF
this city. No. 90, J. Y. Kinsman, E. b. Ell
der, T. J. Daugherty, G. W. David, Willie
Greene, William Burrel and Charles Morse
of Streator. From No. ~, of La Sale, inc
II. Reid, George Camenish and W. II. Doan
From No. Sc, of Tonica, Henry Coner and
W. P. Nickerson.
Jim Pow, one of Ottawa's boys, met with
sad accident Wednesday afternoon. lie
was at work in the Pioneer works, and
caught his arm in some betting. The entire
arm was drawn in and oil the muscles badly
crushed lie will undoubtedly lose the
arm.
One hundred and thirty three deaths in
Streator the past year. How many are there
in Streator who ought to be dead and are
not
Peru High school graduation next Thurs
day.
The |. C. and C. b. & Q. will build $50
600 union depot at Mendoza this season.
Band concert at the rink Monday even
ing, as usual,
Special service for young people at the
Congregational church to morrow evening.
MIR, and Mrs. J. B. Morgan, of Marseilles
celebrated their silver wedding recently.
The repairs on the High school building
are progressing rapidly.
} One hundred and three inmates in tn,
county asylum.